Posts Tagged ‘healthcare supply chain management’

Most health systems plan to expand in 2018, with physician offices and hospitals being the leading targets for acquisition. Many organizations are seeking to align supply chain between their new and existing care facilities to reduce costs, but find alignment challenging as supply needs can be very different across the continuum of care, according to a new infographic by Health Industry Distributors Association.

The infographic examines the healthcare merger and acquisition market, as well as the supply chain impacts.

HIN’s highly anticipated annual strategic playbook opens with perspectives from industry thought leader Brian Sanderson, managing principal, healthcare services, Crowe Horwath, who outlines a roadmap to healthcare provider success by examining the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing providers in the year to come. Following Sanderson’s outlook is guidance for healthcare payors from David Buchanan, president, Buchanan Strategies, on navigating seven hot button areas for insurers, from the future of Obamacare to the changing face of telehealth to the surprising role grocery stores might one day play in healthcare delivery. Click here for more information.

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A laser focus on population health interventions and processes can generate immediate revenue streams for fledgling accountable care organizations that support the hard work of creating a sustainable ACO business model. This population health priority has proven a lucrative strategy for Caravan Health, whose 23 ACO clients saved more than $26 million across approximately 250,000 covered lives in 2016 under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).

The pressure on hospitals and health systems to simultaneously improve quality and reduce costs will only intensify, no matter the outcome of healthcare reform, according to a new infographic by Navigant.

The infographic examines the substantial savings opportunities within the healthcare supply chain.

Not in recent history has the outcome of a U.S. presidential election portended so much for the healthcare industry. Will the Trump administration repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? What will be the fate of MACRA? Will Medicare and Medicaid survive?

These and other uncertainties compound an already daunting landscape that is steering healthcare organizations toward value-based care and alternative payment models and challenging them to up their quality game.

Supply chain processes that support caregivers as well as the products that are selected and sourced directly and indirectly impact patient safety and patient satisfaction, according to a new infographic by the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management.

The infographic examines how supply chain management aligns with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim.

Written by the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and a leading healthcare journalist, this groundbreaking book examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the “Triple Aim”: improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care.

Pursuing the Triple Aim: Seven Innovators Show the Way to Better Care, Better Health, and Lower Costs shares compelling stories that are emerging in locations ranging from Pittsburgh to Seattle, from Boston to Oakland, focused on topics including improving quality and lowering costs in primary care; setting challenging goals to control chronic disease with notable outcomes; leveraging employer buying power to improve quality, reduce waste, and drive down cost; paying for care under an innovative contract that compensates for quality rather than quantity; and much more. The authors describe these innovations in detail, and show the way toward a healthcare system for the nation that improves the experience and quality of care while at the same time controlling costs.

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